Film Screening: CINEMAWITHOUTWALL Short Film Showcase: Wèi

CINEMAWITHOUTWALL is an international film lab and roadshow gathering hundreds of young filmmakers around the world to experiment, screen, and create solutions through short films. They believe films have the power to create understanding and unite communities despite cultural differences, and the power to change hearts and minds.

Mei, a Muslim convert of Chinese-Indonesian descent, is trying to make peace with her father, the owner of a bak kut teh (pork rib soup) restaurant. Directed by Samuel Rustandi, this is a stirring film about religion, race, and how to dissolve differences through food.